Alamo Heights Independent School District has reported that 26,629 Texans were affected by a data breach tied to the ransomware incident that disrupted district technology systems in March.
The Texas Office of the Attorney General published the district’s breach entry on June 22. The affected information included names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial information and medical information.
The disclosure follows the district’s earlier confirmation that ransomware caused a multiday network outage affecting Internet access, Wi-Fi and Gmail across the district. In March, Alamo Heights ISD said third-party forensic specialists were working with the district’s IT team to investigate the incident and restore systems. The district later said technology systems had been restored, the incident had been contained and the FBI had been notified.
At the time, the district said it had launched a review with external experts to determine whether sensitive information had been accessed. The new attorney general entry shows that the district later reported affected personal information to the state’s public breach reporting site.
The incident adds to the cybersecurity pressures facing Texas school districts, which manage student, employee and family information across instructional, administrative and communications systems. The disclosure points to continuing demand for incident response, recovery planning, identity protection, backup systems and managed security services in the K-12 market.
Alamo Heights ISD Data Breach Affected Nearly 30K
What to Know:
- The Texas Office of the Attorney General entry says the affected information included names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial information and medical information.
- The district provided notice to consumers by U.S. mail, according to the state’s breach reporting site.
- The disclosure follows the district’s March confirmation that the ransomware incident disrupted systems across the district.
